According to the User manual for your camera : ''the date and time may be returned to the default settings if the camera is left without the battery for'' '''a long time.'''
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This seems to indicate that there is another battery (usually user inaccessible) which is used to maintain certain settings, predominately the Date and Time.
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How long is '''''a long time'''''? It should certainly be longer than the recharge time of the main battery.
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I agree with you the ''settings'' backup battery has failed.
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I agree with you the ''settings'' backup battery has failed.
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Here is a link which shows the teardown of a WG3. At 16 seconds into the video I believe that you can see what I think is a button battery on the mainboard, (directly above the red end of the screwdriver handle). If it is a standard button type battery, these are usually not rechargeable but have a long life, especially if their function is usually performed by the main battery. They only have a very low discharge current when the main battery is removed. In some older PC's the CMOS battery was of the same type and usually lasted 6-8 years before replacement was necessary. Mind you it is a lot easier to replace them than to replace the one in the camera by the look of it
According to the User manual for your camera : ''the date and time may be returned to the default settings if the camera is left without the battery for'' '''a long time.'''
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This seems to indicate that there is another battery (usually user inaccessible) which is used to maintain certain settings, predominately the Date and Time.
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How long is '''''a long time'''''? It should certainly be longer than the recharge time of the main battery.
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I agree with you the ''settings'' backup battery has failed. Planned obsolescence perhaps.
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I agree with you the ''settings'' backup battery has failed.
'''Update'''
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Here is a link which shows the teardown of a WG3. At 16 seconds into the video I believe that you can see what I think is a button battery on the mainboard, (directly above the red end of the screwdriver handle). If it is a standard button type battery, these are usually not rechargeable but have a long life, especially if their function is usually performed by the main battery. They only have a very low discharge current when the main battery is removed. In some older PC's the CMOS battery was of the same type and usually lasted 6-8 years before replacement was necessary. Mind you it is a lot easier to replace them than to replace the one in the camera by the look of it
According to the User manual for your camera : ''the date and time may be returned to the default settings if the camera is left without the battery for'' '''a long time.'''
This seems to indicate that there is another battery (usually user inaccessible) which is used to maintain certain settings, predominately the Date and Time.
How long is '''''a long time'''''? It should certainly be longer than the recharge time of the main battery.
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I agree with you the ''settings'' backup battery has failed
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I agree with you the ''settings'' backup battery has failed. Planned obsolescence perhaps.
'''Update'''
Here is a link which shows the teardown of a WG3. At 16 seconds into the video I believe that you can see what I think is a button battery on the mainboard, (directly above the red end of the screwdriver handle). If it is a standard button type battery, these are usually not rechargeable but have a long life, especially if their function is usually performed by the main battery. They only have a very low discharge current when the main battery is removed. In some older PC's the CMOS battery was of the same type and usually lasted 6-8 years before replacement was necessary. Mind you it is a lot easier to replace them than to replace the one in the camera by the look of it
According to the User manual for your camera : ''the date and time may be returned to the default settings if the camera is left without the battery fora long time''.
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According to the User manual for your camera : ''the date and time may be returned to the default settings if the camera is left without the battery for'' '''a long time.'''
This seems to indicate that there is another battery (usually user inaccessible) which is used to maintain certain settings, predominately the Date and Time.
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How long is ''a long time''? It should certainly be longer than the recharge time of the main battery.
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How long is '''''a long time'''''? It should certainly be longer than the recharge time of the main battery.
I agree with you the ''settings'' backup battery has failed
'''Update'''
Here is a link which shows the teardown of a WG3. At 16 seconds into the video I believe that you can see what I think is a button battery on the mainboard, (directly above the red end of the screwdriver handle). If it is a standard button type battery, these are usually not rechargeable but have a long life, especially if their function is usually performed by the main battery. They only have a very low discharge current when the main battery is removed. In some older PC's the CMOS battery was of the same type and usually lasted 6-8 years before replacement was necessary. Mind you it is a lot easier to replace them than to replace the one in the camera by the look of it
According to the User manual for your camera : ''the date and time may be returned to the default settings if the camera is left without the battery for a long time''.
This seems to indicate that there is another battery (usually user inaccessible) which is used to maintain certain settings, predominately the Date and Time.
How long is ''a long time''? It should certainly be longer than the recharge time of the main battery.
I agree with you the ''settings'' backup battery has failed
'''Update'''
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Here is a link which shows the teardown of a WG3. At 16 seconds into the video I believe that you can see what I think is a button battery on the mainboard, (directly above the red end of the screwdriver handle). If it is a standard button type battery, these are usually not rechargeable but have a long life, especially if their function is usually performed by the main battery. They only have a very low discharge current when the main battery is removed. In older PC's the CMOS battery was of the same type and usually lasted 6-8 years before replacement was necessary. Mind you it is a lot easier to replace them than to replace the one in the camera by the look of it
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Here is a link which shows the teardown of a WG3. At 16 seconds into the video I believe that you can see what I think is a button battery on the mainboard, (directly above the red end of the screwdriver handle). If it is a standard button type battery, these are usually not rechargeable but have a long life, especially if their function is usually performed by the main battery. They only have a very low discharge current when the main battery is removed. In some older PC's the CMOS battery was of the same type and usually lasted 6-8 years before replacement was necessary. Mind you it is a lot easier to replace them than to replace the one in the camera by the look of it
According to the User manual for your camera : ''the date and time may be returned to the default settings if the camera is left without the battery for a long time''.
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This seems to indicate that there is another battery (usually user inaccessible) which is used to maintain certain settings, predominately the Date and Time.
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How long is ''a long time''? It should certainly be longer than the recharge time of the battery.
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How long is ''a long time''? It should certainly be longer than the recharge time of the main battery.
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I agree with you the ''settings'' backup battery has failed
'''Update'''
Here is a link which shows the teardown of a WG3. At 16 seconds into the video I believe that you can see what I think is a button battery on the mainboard, (directly above the red end of the screwdriver handle). If it is a standard button type battery, these are usually not rechargeable but have a long life, especially if their function is usually performed by the main battery. They only have a very low discharge current when the main battery is removed. In older PC's the CMOS battery was of the same type and usually lasted 6-8 years before replacement was necessary. Mind you it is a lot easier to replace them than to replace the one in the camera by the look of it
According to the User manual for your camera : ''the date and time may be returned to the default settings if the camera is left without the battery for a long time''.
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This seems to indicate that there is another rechargeable battery or a capacitor. (either one is usually user inaccessible) which is used to maintain certain settings, predominately the Date and Time.
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This seems to indicate that there is another battery (usually user inaccessible) which is used to maintain certain settings, predominately the Date and Time.
How long is ''a long time''? It should certainly be longer than the recharge time of the battery.
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I agree with you the ''settings'' backup battery (capacitor?) has failed
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I agree with you the ''settings'' backup battery has failed
'''Update'''
Here is a link which shows the teardown of a WG3. At 16 seconds into the video I believe that you can see what I think is a button battery on the mainboard, (directly above the red end of the screwdriver handle). If it is a standard button type battery, these are usually not rechargeable but have a long life, especially if their function is usually performed by the main battery. They only have a very low discharge current when the main battery is removed. In older PC's the CMOS battery was of the same type and usually lasted 6-8 years before replacement was necessary. Mind you it is a lot easier to replace them than to replace the one in the camera by the look of it
According to the User manual for your camera : ''the date and time may be returned to the default settings if the camera is left without the battery for a long time''.
This seems to indicate that there is another rechargeable battery or a capacitor. (either one is usually user inaccessible) which is used to maintain certain settings, predominately the Date and Time.
How long is ''a long time''? It should certainly be longer than the recharge time of the battery.
I agree with you the ''settings'' backup battery (capacitor?) has failed
'''Update'''
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Here is a link which shows the teardown of a WG3. At 16 seconds into the video I believe that you can see what I think is a button battery on the mainboard, (directly above the red end of the screwdriver handle). If it is a standard button type battery, these are usually not rechargeable but have a long life, especially if their function is usually performed by the main battery. They only have a very low discharge current when the main battery is removed. In older PC's the CMOS battery was of the same type and usually lasted 6-8 years before replacement was necessary. Mind you it is a lot easier them than to replace the one in the camera by the look of it
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Here is a link which shows the teardown of a WG3. At 16 seconds into the video I believe that you can see what I think is a button battery on the mainboard, (directly above the red end of the screwdriver handle). If it is a standard button type battery, these are usually not rechargeable but have a long life, especially if their function is usually performed by the main battery. They only have a very low discharge current when the main battery is removed. In older PC's the CMOS battery was of the same type and usually lasted 6-8 years before replacement was necessary. Mind you it is a lot easier to replace them than to replace the one in the camera by the look of it
According to the User manual for your camera : ''the date and time may be returned to the default settings if the camera is left without the battery for a long time''.
This seems to indicate that there is another rechargeable battery or a capacitor. (either one is usually user inaccessible) which is used to maintain certain settings, predominately the Date and Time.
How long is ''a long time''? It should certainly be longer than the recharge time of the battery.
I agree with you the ''settings'' backup battery (capacitor?) has failed
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'''Update'''
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Here is a link which shows the teardown of a WG2 (not your model I know but maybe close). At 16 seconds into the video I believe that you can see what I think is a button battery on the mainboard, (directly above the red end of the screwdriver handle). If it is the same for your camera and it is a standard button type battery, these are usually not rechargeable but have a long life, especially if their function is usually performed by the main battery. They only have a very low discharge current when the main battery is removed. In older PC's the CMOS battery was the same and usually lasted 6-8 years before replacement was necessary..
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Here is a link which shows the teardown of a WG3. At 16 seconds into the video I believe that you can see what I think is a button battery on the mainboard, (directly above the red end of the screwdriver handle). If it is a standard button type battery, these are usually not rechargeable but have a long life, especially if their function is usually performed by the main battery. They only have a very low discharge current when the main battery is removed. In older PC's the CMOS battery was of the same type and usually lasted 6-8 years before replacement was necessary. Mind you it is a lot easier them than to replace the one in the camera by the look of it
According to the User manual for your camera : ''the date and time may be returned to the default settings if the camera is left without the battery for a long time''.
This seems to indicate that there is another rechargeable battery or a capacitor. (either one is usually user inaccessible) which is used to maintain certain settings, predominately the Date and Time.
How long is ''a long time''? It should certainly be longer than the recharge time of the battery.
I agree with you the ''settings'' backup battery (capacitor?) has failed
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'''Update'''
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Here is a link which shows the teardown of a WG2 (not your model I know but maybe close). At 16 seconds into the video I believe that you can see what I think is a button battery on the mainboard, (directly above the red end of the screwdriver handle). If it is the same for your camera and it is a standard button type battery, these are usually not rechargeable but have a long life, especially if their function is usually performed by the main battery. They only have a very low discharge current when the main battery is removed. In older PC's the CMOS battery was the same and usually lasted 6-8 years before replacement was necessary..
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According to the User manual for your camera : ''the date and time may be returned to the default settings if the camera is left without the battery for a long time''.
This seems to indicate that there is another rechargeable battery or a capacitor. (either one is usually user inaccessible) which is used to maintain certain settings, predominately the Date and Time.
How long is ''a long time''? It should certainly be longer than the recharge time of the battery.
I agree with you the ''settings'' backup battery (capacitor?) has failed